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McLemore
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English
Etymology
Anglicized form of en ga Mac Giolla Mhuire son of the servant of Mary. Compare en Gilmore.
Proper noun
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en Irish.
en 2011 Richard Zelade Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas 274 Jeptha Billingsley, who was no prize pig himself (he had been arrested for horse theft and assault with intent to murder), was to be taught a lesson, and the vigilantes made him cut down the McLemores.
en Paradise Afshar and Andi Babineau A man with schizophrenia died after being kept naked and malnourished in solitary confinement at an Indiana jail for nearly 3 weeks, lawsuit says w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/us/jackson-county-indiana-jail-death-schizophrenia-solitary-confinement/index.html 2023-04-13 According to the lawsuit, McLemore struggled with diagnosed schizophrenia and substance abuse and was in the midst of an “acute mental health crisis.” https://web.archive.org/web/20250217193718/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/us/jackson-county-indiana-jail-death-schizophrenia-solitary-confinement/index.html 17 February 2025
Derived terms
en McLemoresville
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, McLemore is the 3306th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10850 individuals. McLemore is most common among White (63.44%) and Black/African American (28.56%) individuals.
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